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Title: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: sweetcell on August 09, 2017, 01:29:50 pm
The Eclipse is giving me good cover to make a trip to Ashville (1 hour from the direct path)

so, who else has got plans for August 21?

i might attend this lil' shindig: http://oregoneclipse2017.com/ (website seems to be having issues at the moment...).  looks like we'll be getting about 1:40 of darkness (vs. the max of 2:40, near nashville). 

this will be my second solar eclipse.  first one was in 1999, in hungary, at a similar techno-hippie gathering where we got 2:22 of totality.  weird stuff, can't wait to experience it again.

best eclipse map i've found so far:  http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/TSE_2017_GoogleMapFull.html

gratuitous anigif, to ensure that seth shuts this sh*t down:

(https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEanimate/SEanimate2001/SE2017Aug21T.GIF)
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI on August 09, 2017, 01:38:45 pm
Camera Obscura - Honey In The Sun
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI on August 09, 2017, 01:39:06 pm
Oh, wait, we're not making a playlist, are we?
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: methylene blue-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on August 09, 2017, 01:43:05 pm
.  first one was in 1999, in hungary, at a similar techno-hippie gathering where we got 2:22 of totality.
I'm doing it for sure...and people...you have not SEEN an eclipse unless you are in the PATH
even a few miles away is a different experience...let alone 500

I too saw the one in 99, in Turkey near Amasra up a few thousand feet with a full view of the black sea
was amazing seeing it come at you over the water and hearing the animals kinda freak out and go totally silent

Although I ended up unscathed...people would have thought it was a bad omen
as I was in a pretty bad bus accident 6 hours later and then escaped a major earthquake by just a few hours a few days later
I bought an evil eye a few hours before and I'm convinced it save me :)


All told, more than 17,000 people were killed and damages totaled $6.5 billion, making it one of the most devastating earthquakes of the 20th century.
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: methylene blue-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on August 09, 2017, 01:43:36 pm
Oh, wait, we're not making a playlist, are we?
black hole sun?
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: methylene blue-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on August 16, 2017, 04:31:38 pm
So as walky would say...I got Eclipse'ed trying to get some Eclipse glasses

Confirmed there were free glasses at Air & Space..but apparently they are gone by 10:05 every day (they will be giving out 60K on Monday...but I won't be here)

Anyone know where I can pick up some glasses locally?

Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: ggw on August 16, 2017, 05:31:23 pm
https://dc.curbed.com/2017/8/4/16094678/solar-eclipse-glasses-free-dc-Washington
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: methylene blue-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on August 16, 2017, 05:52:35 pm
Thanks GGW, but all the libraries are out and A&S is quite difficult
haven't tried the zoo...but kind of a PIA to deal with

I'd be willing to pay, but no one has them in stock

need to follow up on Warby Parker
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: challenged on August 16, 2017, 10:40:00 pm
Charleston, SC.
Food, Booze, and the path of totality.  Or, you know, rain.
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: methylene blue-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on August 17, 2017, 09:27:39 am
Charleston, SC.
Food, Booze, and the path of totality.  Or, you know, rain.
It is going to be a madhouse in Charleston
We considered it but apparently that's going to be over a million people there

I think the beach is the place to be

I want a few years ago and was able to drink only Charleston (or within a 20 mile radius )made beers
And all were fantastic
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: hutch on August 17, 2017, 10:35:24 am
Bahumbug
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: herman otto on August 17, 2017, 10:46:27 am
Bahumbug

Shoc,king.
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: challenged on August 17, 2017, 11:19:29 am
Charleston, SC.
Food, Booze, and the path of totality.  Or, you know, rain.
It is going to be a madhouse in Charleston
We considered it but apparently that's going to be over a million people there

I think the beach is the place to be

I want a few years ago and was able to drink only Charleston (or within a 20 mile radius )made beers
And all were fantastic

I am up for the madhouse; Just needs to be at least partly sunny.
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: herman otto on August 17, 2017, 12:23:11 pm
so, when the glasses that you bought, don't work, and you are blind for the rest of your life . . . who do you sue?   
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: hutch on August 17, 2017, 02:21:00 pm
Heard a Dr say they have to have the logo certifying they meet standards...I.also seemed to rec watching on TV
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: grateful on August 17, 2017, 02:25:06 pm
Also, you shouldn't be able to see anything through them, except the sun (and maybe a bright light).
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI on August 17, 2017, 02:50:46 pm
Rage Against The Machine - People of The Sun
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI on August 17, 2017, 02:51:27 pm
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI on August 17, 2017, 02:52:25 pm
Genesis - Keep It Dark
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI on August 17, 2017, 02:56:20 pm
Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI on August 17, 2017, 02:58:11 pm
ELO - Mr. Blue Sky
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI on August 17, 2017, 02:58:53 pm
Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI on August 17, 2017, 02:59:14 pm
Len - Steal My Sunshine
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: Justin Tonation on August 17, 2017, 03:25:18 pm
(http://i.imgur.com/Q8VMDKu.jpg)
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: martinrob on August 17, 2017, 03:45:22 pm
U2 - Staring at the sun
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI on August 17, 2017, 03:53:20 pm
Oh, wait, we're not making a playlist, are we?
Made it happen!
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: grateful on August 17, 2017, 03:55:12 pm
Ring of Fire.

Come on, guys, that should have been first!
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: ggw on August 17, 2017, 05:59:36 pm
Don't Look Back into the Sun - The Libertines
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: methylene blue-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on August 18, 2017, 06:49:25 pm
Invisible Sun - Police

Also for those who bought non ISO glasses
Blinded by the light - steve miller
Cheap sunglasses - ZZ top


Also...got me some nasa produced specs and looking forward to not burning out my retina
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: methylene blue-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on August 20, 2017, 10:28:39 pm
Oskar...in the path
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: shemptiness on August 21, 2017, 09:40:52 am
Looking at the Sun - Matthew Sweet
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: hutch on August 21, 2017, 10:44:09 am
Heard this on tv


New moon on monday
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: rich_WDC on August 21, 2017, 11:21:43 am
Billy Thorpe CHILDREN OF THE SUN.
(what a great-- simple, but great -- rock riff that song has)
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: Yada on August 21, 2017, 04:30:38 pm
that was pretty awesome.
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: challenged on August 22, 2017, 02:33:24 pm
had a great time in charleston. the totality was eerie. the food and drink were absurdly great.
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: methylene blue-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on August 23, 2017, 04:40:03 pm
Eclipse'ed

Big cloud obscured for us in Brevard South Carolina at the Oscar Blues Brewery
They did have Jai Alai IPA on tap!

The Pisgah thunder (https://www.facebook.com/Pisgah-Thunder-528588500650448/)was almost worth the trip though

The extra 4 hours of traffic on Tuesday was a nice cherry on top
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: methylene blue-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on April 07, 2021, 05:12:00 pm
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/168443651_2879820052305664_7123186771336726451_n.png?_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=g9A2SSXy9PYAX-cUPrF&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=64419bcdde9924c9c2a82b0046c9c068&oe=60950515)

fuckin covid!  like two years ago was making plans for being in the path
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: sweetcell on April 07, 2021, 05:39:06 pm
fuckin covid!  like two years ago was making plans for being in the path

uh, are you not assuming that things will be back to normal and we'll be travelling again by 2024?  how did covid eff this up for you?

we already have plans for '24: friends in ohio have invited us to crash their place and see the eclipse from their backyard :)  i'd like to go further south and get a longer totality, but the peak is in central mexico (4:28!) and i don't see myself hanging about there... maybe we can upgrade to texas.


(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/SE2024Apr08T.gif)
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: hutch on April 07, 2021, 07:53:06 pm
I think he’s really baked and doesn’t realize it’s currently the year 2021....
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: methylene blue-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on April 07, 2021, 08:54:28 pm
well this information did come to me on the day Virginia legalized weed...so there is that

longer totality is always the goal...dead center of the path is critical
If you can find a high point and see it as it comes it would be recommended

Just realized my parent's place is right in the center between Buffalo and Erie (Duration of totality: 3 minutes, 47 seconds)
 Austin (4mins 27 seconds)
https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/2024-april-8


I think being dead center is more important than length
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: methylene blue-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on April 07, 2021, 09:47:28 pm
Egypt 2027...6:29 mins!
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: StoneTheCrow on April 08, 2021, 08:39:50 am
Folks who saw the last one talk about it like it was the rapture or something.

I'm looking at you, Burlington, VT...........
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: grateful on March 15, 2024, 06:05:08 pm
What're your plans for the eclipse? April 8th is coming up soon!
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: methylene blue-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on March 15, 2024, 06:11:02 pm
Heading New York and plan to catch it on the banks of lake Erie
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: grateful on March 15, 2024, 06:14:00 pm
I'll be at Kent State, near Cleveland

https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/interactive/2024/map-totality-solar-eclipse-locations/
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Post by: Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI on March 15, 2024, 08:19:49 pm
Heading New York and plan to catch it on the banks of lake Erie
Wait, Erie PA proper? We may be overlapping.
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: methylene blue-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on March 15, 2024, 10:11:09 pm
Heading New York and plan to catch it on the banks of lake Erie
Wait, Erie PA proper? We may be overlapping.


Probably Dunkirk

But presqe isle was a potential spot
Just think it will be packed
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: Justin Tonation on March 22, 2024, 12:12:53 pm
See what the solar eclipse will look like in your city (https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/interactive/2024/solar-eclipse-view-cities/?itid=hp-top-table-main_p001_f003)

Very good interactive page at WaPo. DC's gonna get 87%, enough to notice it getting dark without looking.
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Post by: nkotb on March 22, 2024, 12:20:14 pm
That's really cool.  I didn't realize we'd get so much coverage here.

See what the solar eclipse will look like in your city (https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/interactive/2024/solar-eclipse-view-cities/?itid=hp-top-table-main_p001_f003)

Very good interactive page at WaPo. DC's gonna get 87%, enough to notice it getting dark without looking.
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: methylene blue-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on March 22, 2024, 02:20:40 pm
That's really cool.  I didn't realize we'd get so much coverage here.

See what the solar eclipse will look like in your city (https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/interactive/2024/solar-eclipse-view-cities/?itid=hp-top-table-main_p001_f003)

Very good interactive page at WaPo. DC's gonna get 87%, enough to notice it getting dark without looking.
meaningless and not worth your time unless it's 100%
feel free to look through a pinhole or get special glasses

if you are not in the path of totality, it might as well be just another day
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: nkotb on March 22, 2024, 02:33:19 pm
Thanks a lot, Neil deGrasse Tyson

meaningless and not worth your time unless it's 100%
feel free to look through a pinhole or get special glasses

if you are not in the path of totality, it might as well be just another day
Title: Re: Turn around, it's a total eclipse of the sun
Post by: methylene blue-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on March 22, 2024, 03:32:23 pm
Thanks a lot, Neil deGrasse Tyson

meaningless and not worth your time unless it's 100%
feel free to look through a pinhole or get special glasses

if you are not in the path of totality, it might as well be just another day
It's Neil SmokesDaGrasse Tyson to you buddy